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H.R. 1402: VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013

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H.R. 1402: VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-59.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 631 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1402 (2013-12-10), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-59. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 10, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013 - (Sec. 4) Extends through FY2015 the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) payment by the VA Secretary of a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans (veterans) and members of the Armed Forces (members) training or competing for the U.S. Paralympic Team, and (2) a program for establishing and carrying out related programs and events. (Sec. 5) Allows any entity with significant experience in managing large-scale adaptive sports programs (under current law, only the United States Olympic Committee) to receive VA grants for planning, developing, managing, and implementing programs to provide adaptive sports opportunities for veterans and members. Extends funding assistance to include any such opportunities occurring during FY2010-FY2016. Requires a report from the Comptroller General on the use of such funds during the first program year after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 6) Extends through 2014: (1) VA authority to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, or care; (2) VA authority to operate a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines; (3) the VA requirement to provide nursing home care to any veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 70% or more and in need of such care; (4) VA authority to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and related services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (5) VA authority to provide expanded services and housing assistance to homeless veterans; (6) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; (7) the Veterans' Advisory Commission on Education; and (8) the temporary authority for the performance of VA medical disability examinations by contract physicians. (Sec. 13) Extends through FY2014 VA requirements resulting from default on VA-guaranteed loans.

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VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013

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Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · 2 cosponsors

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Mark Takano (D-CA)

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Record fed-us-cong113-hr1402 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113